Urban Climate

Papers
(The TQCC of Urban Climate is 16. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
The study of enhancing urban flood management for riverless cities with high external runoff intrusion characteristics220
Net impact of London Strand-Aldwych pedestrianisation project on air quality and noise184
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission interferes with real-time regulatory monitoring of ozone in urban atmosphere148
Community perceptions of flood risks and their attributes: A case study of rural communities of Khipro, District Sanghar, Pakistan145
Spatial-temporal evolution of urban form resilience to climate disturbance in adaptive cycle: A case study of Changchun city132
Urban heat and pollution island in the Moscow megacity: Urban environmental compartments and their interactions127
Resilient urbanization assessment framework: A new perspective on urban resilience113
Effective street tree and grass designs to cool European neighbourhoods112
A geospatial-based framework for rapid simulation of storm-induced flooding and comprehensive risk assessment leveraging GWDD and fuzzy-SWARA105
Assessing microclimate and solar potential in courtyard morphologies: A comparative study of European urban blocks104
Analysis of decoupling between CO2 emissions and economic growth in China's provincial capital cities: A Tapio model approach102
Assessing the influence of urban scene characteristics on urban heat island: An interpretable machine learning approach in New York City99
Predicting environmental pollutants in the apartment public space: Evaluating the impact of spatial enclosure and monitoring locations97
Mitigating urban heat stress through green infrastructure: A climate service approach96
Land-surface-physics-based downscaling versus conventional dynamical downscaling for high-resolution urban climate change information: The case study of two cities96
The independent and joint effects of meteorological factors on influenza: A nationwide time series study in China95
Source apportionment of PM2.5 before and after COVID-19 lockdown in an urban-industrial area of the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal87
Energy savings in buildings applying ASHRAE 55 and regional adaptive thermal comfort models87
Correspondence between urbanization and surface wind in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Observations and idealized large-eddy simulation86
Measuring shaded bike lanes for heat stress mitigation with deep learning: A case study in Amsterdam, Netherlands85
Impact of trees with varying size on street canyon flow under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions using water channel PIV measurements84
“Investigating and mapping day-night urban heat island and its driving factors using Sentinel/MODIS data and Google Earth Engine. Case study: Greater Cairo, Egypt”82
Impact of refined 2D/3D urban morphology on hourly air temperature across different spatial scales in a snow climate city80
Assessment of pollutant dispersion in deep street canyons under different source positions: Numerical simulation80
Long-term airborne particle pollution assessment in the city of Coyhaique, Patagonia, Chile77
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 in the metropolitan zone of Mexico Valley: Impact of air quality management programmes76
Does the spatial configuration of urban parks matter in ameliorating extreme heat?75
Climate change transformation in built environments – A policy instrument framework75
Ventilation analysis of urban functional zoning based on circuit model in Guangzhou in winter, China74
Exploring socio-environmental effects on community health in Edmonton, Canada to understand older adult and immigrant risk in a changing climate73
Estimating urban PM2.5 concentration: An analysis on the nonlinear effects of explanatory variables based on gradient boosted regression tree72
Outdoor ventilation evaluation and optimization based on spatial morphology analysis in Macau71
Tropospheric ozone variability in Delhi during pre & post monsoon periods: Decoding influence of seasonal variation, diurnal variation, short-range and long-range transport69
Assessing urban heat island intensity and emissions with compressed natural gas in non-commercial vehicles68
Comparing universal thermal climate index (UTCI) with selected thermal indices to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort in traditional courtyards with BWh climate67
Climate policy and inequality in urban areas: Beyond incomes67
Assessment of the TsHARP method for spatial downscaling of land surface temperature over urban regions67
The divergent effects of spatial structure of urban agglomerations on carbon emission reduction capacity67
Feminization of surface temperature: Environmental justice and gender inequality among socioeconomic groups66
The synergistic effects of urbanization and an extreme heatwave event on urban thermal environment in Paris65
Heavy metal pollution in groundwater of urban Delhi environs: Pollution indices and health risk assessment65
The influences of 2D/3D urban morphology on land surface temperature at the block scale in Chinese megacities62
Introducing evaporating water channels in urban canyons: Assessment of ventilation and thermal effects through Large-Eddy Simulation62
Derivation of nonstationary rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves considering the impacts of climate change and urbanization60
Towards climate-responsive communities: Exploring the nonlinear relationship between residential morphology and land surface temperature60
Collaborative scenario building: Engaging stakeholders to unravel opportunities for urban adaptation planning60
Predicting the impact of the urban texture on the Urban Heat Island intensity using Machine Learning: The case for the Iberian Peninsula59
Investigation of landslide hazard areas in the municipality of Cunha (Brazil) and climate projections from 2024 to 204059
Dual carbon and sulfur isotopes as tracers of PM1 pollution sources after COVID-19 confinement in Vilnius, Lithuania58
Synergistic effects of compound temperature-humidity extremes and urban heat-moisture islands: An observational study in high-density humid subtropical twin cities58
Satellite image analysis of thermal comfort for a sustainable urban ecology of Winneba, Ghana57
Dynamics of water-soluble inorganic ions in Qinhuangdao: Particle size association and influences of environmental conditions57
Street-level surface and air temperatures in the Urban Center of Málaga, Spain57
The canopy cooling effect of roof mitigation strategies in a subtropical urban agglomeration56
Increasing importance of regional emission controls for further reduction of PM2.5 in Beijing56
The associations of cold spells with human mortality in Shanghai, China55
Investigating 2D/3D factors influencing surface urban heat islands in mountainous cities using explainable machine learning55
A comprehensive spatiotemporal approach to mapping air quality distribution and prediction in desert region55
Phthalate esters in urban multi-media in the arid city of Urumqi, Northwest China: Sources, bio-accessibility and health risks53
Global warming and urbanization triggering the record-breaking heat event in summer 2023 over Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, China53
Urban heat island phenomenon in a desert, coastal city: The impact of urbanization52
Identifying the effect of architecture morphology on wind fields and PM2.5 dispersion at the urban block scale via a combined scheme52
PM10 and PM2.5 chemical source profiles of road dust over China: Composition, spatio-temporal distribution, and source apportionment50
Air pollution dynamics in Fortaleza, Brazil: Exploring the interplay of traffic and high-rise development50
Interactions of urban heat islands and heat waves in Swedish cities under present and future climates50
Mapping and topic modeling of over 133,000 studies on climate change and cities: Trends, geographical disparities, and future research needs49
A conceptual analytical framework for green infrastructure (GI) towards resilience building in urban contexts: A Stakeholders' collaboration perspective49
How to enhance thermal comfort in greenway walking? An exploration of the physical environment, walking status, and emotional perspectives48
Impact of urbanisation on groundwater vulnerability in shallow aquifer system of Assam: A DRASTIC approach48
City-scale ventilation analysis using 3D buildings with Guangzhou case47
A review of climatic impacts on water main deterioration47
Research on the veering wind characteristics in typical suburban terrain based on lidar field measurements46
Urban stormwater resilience: Global insights and strategies for climate adaptation46
The risk management tools'role for urban infrastructure resilience building46
Implementation and evaluation of mean radiant temperature schemes in the microclimate model ENVI-met45
Spatial distribution of heat vulnerability in Toronto, Canada45
Effect of urbanization on extreme temperature events in Liaoning Province, China, from a spatiotemporal perspective45
Climatological features of high temporal resolution rainfall over the Hyderabad city, India44
Source identification, seasonal and spatial variations of airborne dust trace elements pollution in Tehran, the capital of Iran44
Consistency assessment between summer simmer index and other heat stress indices (WBGT and Humidex) in Iran's climates44
Prediction of SO2 and PM10 air pollutants using a deep learning-based recurrent neural network: Case of industrial city Sakarya44
Evaluating the improvements of thermal comfort by different natural elements within courtyards in Singapore43
Assessment of the influences of post-construction facilities on pedestrian-level wind environment: An experimental study in Changsha, China43
Assessing the role of SuDS in resilience enhancement of urban drainage system: A case study of Gurugram City, India43
Quantitative analysis and evaluation of rainwater absorption and thermal environment for residential design plan with consideration of LID strategies43
On the effects of flood reduction for green and grey sponge city measures and their synergistic relationship—Case study in Jinan sponge city pilot area43
Comparing the warming effects of different urban forms under projected climate change in China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area43
Quantifying the cooling effects of blue-green spaces across urban landscapes: A case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal42
High summer land surface temperatures in a temperate city are mitigated by tree canopy cover42
The interactions of carbon emission driving forces: Analysis based on interpretable machine learning41
Influence of global warming and urbanization on regional climate of Megacity: A case study of Chengdu, China41
Evaluating future flood risk mitigation capacities in major cities across China41
Identifying flood vulnerable and risk areas using the integration of analytical hierarchy process (AHP), GIS, and remote sensing: A case study of southern Oromia region41
The impact of transnational municipal networks on local energy consumption41
Temporal changes of heat-attributable mortality in Prague, Czech Republic, over 1982–201941
Pyrotechnic impact of Diwali 2023 on black carbon and aerosol levels in Taj City, India: Relative endangerments and meteorological influences40
Practitioner perspectives on sea-level rise impacts on shallow groundwater: Implications for infrastructure asset management and climate adaptation40
Lost water bodies and a flooded city – Counterfactual scenarios of the extreme Chennai flood highlight the potential of nature-based solutions40
Unveiling seasonal disparities in urban form: Exploring scale and intensity effects on PM2.5 concentrations39
Quantifying urban hydrological processes effects on urban climate: A perspective from a novel parameterization scheme39
Analysis of spatiotemporal household water consumption patterns and their relationship with meteorological variables39
Impact of urban land use and anthropogenic heat on winter and summer outdoor thermal comfort in Beijing39
Comparing heating and cooling effects of urban spatial structure factors on ambient air temperature: A quantitative synthesis using meta-analysis38
Observed precipitation enhancement and suppression downwind of a major U.S. city38
Rapid prediction of pollutant dispersion in residential blocks using generative adversarial networks38
Rapid spatio-temporal prediction of coastal urban floods based on deep learning approaches38
Cities and climate change in developing countries38
Seasonal and daily effects of the sea on the surface urban heat island intensity: A case study of cities in the Caspian Sea Plain37
Whether the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt can achieve the double welfare effects of synergistic governance of pollution control and carbon reduction?37
Driving toward sustainable cities: The interplay between Chinese emerging corporate ESG performance and climate finance in achieving low-carbon development37
The impact of block morphology on urban microclimates: A case study of three cities in cold regions of China37
Assessing spatial inequities of thermal environment and blue-green intervention for vulnerable populations in dense urban areas36
Dynamic estimation of urban heat exposure for outdoor jogging: Combining individual trajectory and mean radiant temperature36
Modeling impacts of super cool roofs on air temperature at pedestrian level in mesoscale and microscale climate models36
Urban dynamics and potential vulnerability of coastal urban areas to sea level rise in the southeastern Levantine Basin35
Influence of precursors and meteorology on ambient ozone over Indian western Himalayas35
Challenges in continuous air quality improvement: An insight from the contribution of the recent clean air actions in China35
Long-term trends in ambient air pollutants and the effect of meteorological parameters in Tabriz, Iran35
Daily rainfall intensity and temporal trends in eastern Paraná state – Brazil34
Navigating to urban environmental health: Professionalized and personalized healthy living assistant based on intelligent health risk management34
Regional differences in influence of intermediate cover permeability on perched leachate in landfill34
Relationships between carbon emissions and urban population size and density, based on geo-urban scaling analysis: A multi‑carbon source empirical study34
Mapping the time-varying spatial heterogeneity of temperature processes over the urban landscape of Augsburg, Germany34
Landscape pattern optimization strategy of coastal mountainside greenway from a microclimatic comfort view in hot and humid areas34
Assessment of future prediction of urban growth and climate change in district Multan, Pakistan using CA-Markov method33
Scenario prediction and critical factors of CO2 emissions in the Pearl River Delta: A regional imbalanced development perspective33
Delineation of potential groundwater recharge zones using remote sensing, GIS, and AHP approaches33
Remote sensing monitoring of the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban forest phenology and its response to climate and urbanization33
Environmental isotope constraints and hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in the semi-arid national capital environs of Delhi, India33
The effect of urban heat islands on pediatric asthma exacerbation: How race plays a role33
Urban fraction influence on local nocturnal cooling rates from low-cost sensors in Dallas-Fort Worth33
Heavy metals in the water environment of Yangtze River Economic Belt: Status, fuzzy environmental risk assessment and management33
Environmental impacts of aerosol radiative effect and urbanization and their interactions over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei City cluster32
Evaluation of surface urban energy and water balance scheme (SUEWS) using scaled 2D model experiments under various seasons and sky conditions32
Spatial-temporal modeling of the relationship between surface temperature and air temperature in metropolitan urban systems32
Nature-based solutions to combat global change in urban ecosystem: lessons from global and regional perspectives32
A marked interannual variability of haze linked to particulate sources and meteorological conditions in Tehran (Iran), 1990–202032
An integrated approach to optimal siting of air quality monitoring networks: Fuzzy based decision-making, multi-pollutant methodology, and health risk assessment32
The use of local climate zones in the urban environment: A systematic review of data sources, methods, and themes32
Numerical modeling of the distinct urbanization impact over Singapore during two contrasting weather scenarios32
Dynamical and chemical impacts of urban green areas on air pollution in a city environment32
Analytical prediction of urban wind profiles in densely built-up areas using a combined method of WRF and a porosity model32
Analyzing residents' preferences for urban heatwave-adaptation facilities and associated demographic characteristics using a discrete choice experiment32
Three-dimensional landscape features impact on urban surface wind velocity during a heatwave: Relative contribution and marginal effect32
Quantifying the spatial aggregation bias of urban heat data32
Exposure to hourly ambient temperature and temperature change between neighboring days and risk of emergency department visits for cause-specific cardiovascular disease32
Unravelling key environmental factors influencing urban park visits: Thermal comfort and air quality31
Improving children's outdoor thermal comfort: A field study in China's severely cold regions31
Rainstorm characteristics using MESO-scale rain gauge NETwork (MESONET) over Mumbai31
Geographical variability of ultrafine particle concentrations in urban and background regions in India31
Local impact of trees on thermal comfort of pedestrians in streets31
A machine learning approach for the efficient estimation of ground-level air temperature in urban areas30
Comparative assessments for the carbon emissions and costs of road maintenance strategies in life cycle30
Diesel vehicle emissions: Dissecting the multi-factorial effect on variations of VOC-component concentrations30
Waste classification using vision transformer based on multilayer hybrid convolution neural network30
Fast or slow system: How does information exposure affect individual climate change mitigation responses?30
Risks and sources of atmospheric particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (AP-PAHs) in seven regions of China: A review30
Does urban air pollution have an impact on public health? Empirical evidence from 288 prefecture-level cities in China30
Wind tunnel experiments on the aerodynamic effects of a single potted tree: Hot-wire anemometry and PIV measurements30
Unveiling the dynamics of dry-and-humid, day-and-night, and compound heat waves across 209 Cities in China during 1974–202130
Two-stage super-resolution simulation method of three-dimensional street-scale atmospheric flows for real-time urban micrometeorology prediction30
Determining the key meteorological factors affecting atmospheric CO2 and CH4 using machine learning algorithms at a suburban site in China30
Investigation into the outdoor thermal comfort on different urban underlying surfaces30
Spatial test of collaborative treatment efficiency measurement and driving factors of air pollution in China's Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration30
Combined effects of future urban development and rainfall patterns on flood characteristics in the Qinhuai River basin29
Effect of urbanization on aerosol optical depth over Beijing: Land use and surface temperature analysis29
Coupling coordination between the ecological environment and urbanization in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration29
Response of surface energy components to urban heatwaves and its impact on human comfort in coastal city29
Can public transportation development improve urban air quality? Evidence from China29
From thermal demand characterization to accurate evaluation: Exploring seasonal differences in outdoor thermal comfort of the elderly in China's communities29
Ozone air concentration trend attributes assist hours-ahead forecasts from univariate recorded data avoiding exogenous data inputs29
Determinants of household flood resilience strategies in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria29
A systematic review investigating linear infrastructure effects on Urban Heat Island (UHIULI) and its interaction with UHI typologies28
Numerical simulation of the effect of solar chimneys on NOx-O3 photochemical reaction and ventilation in urban street canyon28
Spatial and temporal patterns of methane uptake in the urban environment28
Influence of climate change and population growth on Amazon Metropolis water supply28
The relative importance of anthropogenic heat and wall heat flux on the street canyons warming: A multi-physics numerical simulation28
Assessment of Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) climate scenarios and its impacts on the Greater Accra region28
Low carbon urban strategies: An investigation of 124 European cities28
Valuing carbon saving potential of urban parks in thermal mitigation: Linking accumulative and accessibility perspectives28
Impact of extreme climates on sustainable cooling: A case study of a subtropical office building28
An integrated air quality modeling system coupling regional-urban and street models in Beijing27
Reduction potential of vehicular emission in Chengdu, China: A case study of COVID-1927
How can street interface morphology effect pedestrian thermal comfort: A case study of the old town of Changsha, China27
Municipal solid waste classification and real-time detection using deep learning methods27
Exploring the spatial spillover effects of climate change on the supply of medical and health services: Evidence from China27
Decoding spatiotemporal dynamic of atmospheric CO2 concentration under different urban development model27
Multifactorial influences on land surface temperature within local climate zones of typical global cities27
Mapping local climate zones and its applications at the global scale: A systematic review of the last decade of progress and trend27
Insights into source-specific PM2.5 mass, light extinction, and health risks in heavily polluted urban and suburban areas, northwestern China27
Trends in PM10 and PM2.5 air pollution and related health risk in Tehran over the last two decades27
Projection of urban land surface temperature: An inter- and intra-annual modeling approach27
Comparison of PM spatiotemporal variations and exposure at adjacent signalized intersection and roundabout26
Influences and pathways of urban form and lifestyle on carbon emission reduction26
Energy and environment: How could energy-consuming transition promote the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction in China?26
Flood modeling and baseline study in urban and high population environment: A case study of Majalaya, Indonesia26
Are climate change, urbanisation and political views correlated? Empirical evidence from South East Queensland26
A microclimate model for plant transpiration effects26
A predictive analysis of thermal stress in a densifying urban business district under summer daytime conditions in a Mediterranean City26
Spatial downscaling method for air temperature through the correlation between land use/land cover and microclimate: A case study of the Greater Tokyo Area, Japan26
Revisiting air quality during lockdown persuaded by second surge of COVID-19 of megacity Delhi, India26
Does polycentric development produce less transportation carbon emissions? Evidence from urban form identified by night-time lights across US metropolitan areas26
Extreme temperatures and respiratory mortality in the capital cities at high latitudes in Northeast China26
Confounding effects of harvesting on urban heat island intensity in a mid-sized city in Brazil26
Impact of digital economy on co-benefits of air pollution reduction and carbon reduction: Evidence from Chinese cities26
Effect of vegetation and land surface temperature on NO2 concentration: A Google Earth Engine-based remote sensing approach26
Prediction of extreme rainfall events in 21st century - The results based on Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo25
Participatory climate adaptation planning in New York City: Analyzing the role of community-based organizations25
Evolution and determinants of precipitation chemistry in a plateau city, China: Insight from the pollutants source identification and environmental effect25
Decentring our appreciation of the association of factors and cities' mitigation patterns25
The contribution of urbanisation and climate conditions to increased urban heat load in Zagreb (Croatia) since the 1960s25
Influences of joint action of natural and social factors on atmospheric process of hydrological cycle in Inner Mongolia, China25
Multiscale numerical assessment of urban overheating under climate projections: A review25
SEBU: A novel fully automated Google Earth Engine surface energy balance model for urban areas25
Exceptional heat island intensities also occur in medium-sized cities25
Rapid increase of the nighttime electricity demand in Beijing due to compound heatwaves25
Cross-sectoral preparedness and mitigation for networked typhoon disasters with cascading effects25
Decoding the spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of ecological resilience in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration: A deep learning approach25
Removal of azo dyes from synthetic wastewater using biochar derived from sewage sludge to prevent groundwater contamination24
Hydrogeochemical fingerprint, driving forces and spatial availability of groundwater in a coastal plain, Southeast China24
Disasters in Petrópolis, Brazil: political, urban planning, and geometeorological factors that contributed to the event on February 15, 202224
Assessing future flood risks in megacity suburbs under shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) scenarios: A case study of Beijing24
A reliable and easy-to-implement approach to estimate daily urban benzene levels24
Virginia Heat Watch: Collaboration to assess climate vulnerability at local to regional scales24
Unintended consequences of urban shrinkage: Adverse impacts on local household carbon emissions24
Modelling the efficiency of Nature-based Solutions to decrease extreme heat in dense urban areas in Vienna at micro- to city-scale24
City-scale evaluation of urban ecohydrologic processes on surface energy balances, heat, and humidity24
Change in environmental justice scores in historically redlined communities compared to non-redlined communities: A case study of Richmond, Virginia24
The impact of urban heat island on snow properties and stratigraphy in the Moscow region24
Influence of historical city walls on the water cooling effects in summer24
Exploring the decoupling effect and driving mechanism of carbon emissions at macroscale: An empirical study from Wuhan metropolitan area24
Urban PM2.5 concentration monitoring: A review of recent advances in ground-based, satellite, model, and machine learning integration24
From coverage to shadows: How nonlinear vegetation-building synergy reshape urban cooling24
Corrigendum to’Relationship between upward heat transport and building arrangement in urban districts of Osaka as revealed by large-eddy simulations' [Urban Climate 61 (2025) 102441]24
Temperature-related mortality and future health risks from climate change in a middle eastern Metropolis24
Consistency of different instantaneous emission models for assessing the environmental impact of urban intersections23
Real-world black carbon emissions of gasoline vehicles at urban intersections23
Disparities in the impact of urban heat island effect on particulate pollutants at different pollution stages - A case study of the “2 + 36” cities23
The effect of graduated urban park size on park cooling island and distance relative to land surface temperature (LST)23
Land cover aware temperature correction of bicycle transects: A case study of mapping the air temperature in two Belgian cities23
Health effects of summer extreme heat and humidity in urban Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) by demographic and educational level23
Long-term temporal and spatial divergence patterns of urban heat risk in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration23
Street-scale air quality modelling over the West Midlands, United Kingdom: Effect of idealised traffic reduction scenarios23
Developing and classifying urban biomes as a basis for nature-based solutions23
Decoupling government spending from carbon emissions: A spatio-temporal analysis of 283 Chinese cities23
Unleashing hidden carbon sequestration potential: A case study of the Greater Bay Area, China23
Mean wind speed profile parameterisation over an urban canopy with building height variability23
New particle formation characteristics and mechanisms of secondary PM2.5 in Seoul and Seosan in the Republic of Korea during 2020–202223
Elucidating the atmospheric boundary layer turbulence by combining UHF radar wind profiler and radiosonde measurements over urban area of Beijing23
Predicting next hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the Istanbul Metropolitan City using deep learning algorithms with time windowing strategy23
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